Microsoft sends mixed messages about its less-than-sexy database development tool.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 12/01/2005
Microsoft's anti-spyware tool works well enough, but some readers question its categorization and detection capabilities.
- By Joanne Cummings
- 12/01/2005
Licensing changes will give IT a reason to take a hard look at Datacenter Server.
- By Scott Bekker
- 12/01/2005
These tools help eliminate spyware, keep your systems clean and running efficiently and—most importantly—protect vital information.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 12/01/2005
Remote system configuration gets visual with WMI Explorer.
- By Rick A. Butler
- 11/01/2005
When platform zealots attack, it can threaten everything from productivity to profits.
Microsoft is betting big on smart cards for its own employees while working to make the technology more palatable for the masses.
- By Karen Epper Hoffman
- 11/01/2005
Microsoft executive shuffle has ramifications for customers.
- By Scott Bekker
- 11/01/2005
NetSupport Manager gives you easy remote control access, plus a few other bells and whistles.
Redmond's resident critics pick their favorites in this year's Editors' Choice Awards.
Office Senior Vice President Steven Sinofsky and his troops could learn a thing or two from the Windows team about building software that can be tweaked quickly.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 11/01/2005
At least Sun's Scott McNealy is back in the fray.
- By Scott Bekker
- 11/01/2005
Supplement Active Directory's weak password management tools with Specops' Password Policy.
These alternatives to Microsoft's Internet Explorer can add Web-browsing
muscle, but they're not
without potential problems.
Plan calls for support for Linux guest OSes and, eventually, use of hypervisor to incorporate virtualization into the OS.
- By Scott Bekker
- 10/01/2005